A strong, sour smell that gets worse over a few days often means an animal has died in the roof, a wall or under the floor. In Southern Brisbane it is usually a possum, though other small animals turn up too. The smell can spread through vents and light fittings, and it tends to draw flies. It will not clear up quickly on its own.
The crew we book tracks the smell to its source. They check the roof space, the upper edges of walls and any subfloor areas, looking for flies, stains and the strongest point of the odour. Once the animal is found, it is bagged and taken away, and the area around it is cleaned. If the body is inside a wall, the crew will explain how they plan to reach it before cutting anything.
- Tracking the smell through the roof, walls and subfloor
- Removal of the dead animal
- Clean-up of the area where it was found
- Treatment of the spot to cut down lingering odour
- A check for the gap the animal used to get in
Finding the gap matters too. If a possum got into the roof and died there, another one may use the same way in. The crew will point out the entry point, and you can choose to have it sealed on the same visit. That way you are not dealing with the same problem again later in the year.
The sooner a dead animal is removed, the easier the clean-up. We give you upfront pricing on the phone and book the next open time. For dead animal removal in Southern Brisbane, call 07 3543 7766 and tell us where the smell is strongest.
